Synopses & Reviews
Engineering Electromagnetics provides a solid foundation in electromagnetics fundamentals by emphasizing physical understanding and practical applications. Electromagnetics, with its requirements for abstract thinking, can prove challenging for students. The authors' physical and intuitive approach has produced a book that will inspire enthusiasm and interest for the material.
Benefiting from a review of electromagnetic curricula at several schools and repeated use in classroom settings, this text presents material in a rigorous yet readable manner.
FEATURES/BENEFITS
- Starts with coverage of transmission lines before addressing fundamental laws, providing a smooth transition from circuits to electromagnetics.
- Emphasizes physical understanding and the experimental bases of fundamental laws.
- Offers detailed examples and numerous practical end-of-chapter problems, with each problem's topical content clearly identified.
- Provides historical notes, abbreviated biographies, and hundreds of footnotes to motivate interest and enhance understanding.
Back Cover
Benefiting from a review of electromagnetics curricula at several schools and repeated use in classroom settings, this text presents material in a comprehensive and practical yet readable manner.
Features:
- Starts with coverage of transmission lines before addressing fundamental laws, providing a smooth transition from circuits to electromagnetics.
- Emphasizes physical understanding and the experimental bases of fundamental laws.
- Offers detailed examples and numerous practical end-of-chapter problems, with each problem's topical content clearly identified.
Provides historical notes, abbreviated biographies, and hundreds of footnotes to motivate interest and enhance understanding.
Synopsis
Engineering Electromagnetics provides a solid foundation in electromagnetics fundamentals by emphasizing physical understanding and practical applications. Electromagnetics, with its requirements for abstract thinking, can prove challenging for students. The authors' physical and intuitive approach has produced a book that will inspire enthusiasm and interest for the material.
Benefiting from a review of electromagnetic curricula at several schools and repeated use in classroom settings, this text presents material in a rigorous yet readable manner.
FEATURES/BENEFITS
- Starts with coverage of transmission lines before addressing fundamental laws, providing a smooth transition from circuits to electromagnetics.
- Emphasizes physical understanding and the experimental bases of fundamental laws.
- Offers detailed examples and numerous practical end-of-chapter problems, with each problem's topical content clearly identified.
- Provides historical notes, abbreviated biographies, and hundreds of footnotes to motivate interest and enhance understanding.
Back Cover
Benefiting from a review of electromagnetics curricula at several schools and repeated use in classroom settings, this text presents material in a comprehensive and practical yet readable manner.
Features:
- Starts with coverage of transmission lines before addressing fundamental laws, providing a smooth transition from circuits to electromagnetics.
- Emphasizes physical understanding and the experimental bases of fundamental laws.
- Offers detailed examples and numerous practical end-of-chapter problems, with each problem's topical content clearly identified.
Provides historical notes, abbreviated biographies, and hundreds of footnotes to motivate interest and enhance understanding.
About the Author
Aziz S. Inan is Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland, where he has also served as Department Chairman. A winner of the University,s faculty teaching award, he conducts research in electromagnetic wave propagation in conducting and inhomogeneous media.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.
Lumped versus Distributed Electrical Circuits. Electromagnetic Components. Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves. Summary.
2. Transient Response of Transmission Lines.
Heuristic Discussion of Transmission Line Behavior and Circuit Models. Transmission Line Equations and Wave Solutions. Reflection at Discontinuities. Transient Response of Transmission Lines with Resistive Terminations. Transient Response of Transmission Lines with Reactive or Nonlinear Terminations. Selected Practical Topics. Transmission Line Parameters. Summary. Problems.
3. Steady-State Waves on Transmission Lines
Wave Solutions Using Phasors. Voltage and Current on Lines with Short- or Open-Circuit. Terminations. Lines Terminated with Arbitrary Impedance. Power Flow on a Transmission Line. Impedance Matching. The Smith Chart. Selected Application Examples. Sinusoidal Steady-State Behavior of Lossy Lines. Transmission Lines as Resonant Circuits Elements. Summary. Problems.
4. The Static Electric Field.
Electric Charge. Coulomb's Law. The Electric Field. The Electric Potential. Electric Flux and Gauss's Law. Divergence: Differential Form of Gauss's Law. Metallic Conductors. Poisson's and Laplace's Equations. Capacitance. Dielectric Materials. Electrostatic Boundary Conditions. Electrostatic Energy. Electrostatic Forces. Summary. Problems.
5. Steady Electric Currents.
Current Density and the Microscopic View of Conduction. Current Flow, ohm's Law, and Resistance. Electromotive Force and Kirchoff's Voltage Law. The Continuity Equation and Kirchoff's Current Law. Redistribution of Free Charge. Boundary Conditions for Steady Current Flow. Duality of J and D: The Resistance-Capacitance Analogy. Joule's Law. Summary. Problems.
6. The Static Magnetic Field.
Ampere's Law of Force. The Biot-Savart Law and Its Applications. Ampere's Circuital Law. Curl of the Magnetic Field: Differential Form of Ampere's Law. Vector Magnetic Potential. The Magnetic Dipole. Divergence of B, Magnetic Flux, and Inductance. Magnetic Fields in Material Media. Boundary Conditions for Magnetostatic Fields. Magnetic Forces and Torques. Summary. Problems.
7. Time-Varying Fields and Maxwell's Equations.
Faraday's Law. Induction Due to Motion. Energy in a Magnetic Field. Maxwell's Equations. Review of Maxwell's Equations. Summary. Problems.
8. Electromagnetic Waves.
Plane Electromagnetic Waves in an Unbounded Medium. Reflection and Transmission of Waves at Planar Interfaces. Guided Waves. Summary. Problems.
Appendix A: Vector Analysis.
Appendix B: Derivation of Ampere's Circuital Law from the Biot-Savart Law.
Appendix C: Frequently Used Symbols and Units for Basic Quantities.
Appendix D: Fundamental Physical Constants.
General Bibliography.
Answers to Odd Numbered Problems.
Index.